276 Mk. T. F. CHEESEMAN ON 
ANACARDIACE E. 
*MANGIFERA INDICA, Linn.—Native name Vi-papa, or the foreign Vi. The Mango 
was introduced by the first missionaries and traders, and is now abundant through the 
whole of the lower portion of the island, spreading spontaneously without assistance 
from man. 
India, and now generally cultivated throughout the tropics. 
Spontan DULCIS, Forst.—Native name Vi. Abundant throughout the island. The 
* wild Mango " of the European settlers. 
Pacific Islands generally, and cultivated in many tropical countries. 
LEGUMINOSZ. 
*[NDIGOFERA ANIL, Linn.—A common weed in abandoned cultivations, waste places, 
&c., often forming dense tbickets. 
Cultivated or native in most warm climates. 
TEPHROSIA PURPUREA, Pers.—Rocky slopes on the mountains, rare. Hilis behind 
Arorangi; near Ngatangiia. 
. Pacific Islands, and common in many tropical countries. 
DESMODIUM POLYCARPUM, DC.——-Open hill-sides in the interior of the island, plentiful. 
Pacific Islands generally, and northwards to India, China, and Japan. 
ABRUS PRECATORIUS, Linn.—Serambling over rocks and trees in the lower portions of 
the islands, but by no means plentiful. 
All warm countries. 
ERYTHRINA INDICA, Lam.—-Native name Ngatae. Extensively planted for ornament 
and shade near the villages of the natives, and often spreading spontaneously. The 
natives consider it to be indigenous, but it was probably introduced by them long before 
the advent of Europeans. 
. Pacific Islands, from Fiji to Tahiti and the Marquesas, and northwards through 
Australia and the Malay Archipelago to India. 
Mvctna GicantEa, DC.—Native name Kaka-tea. Common all round the lower 
portions of the island, hanging in festoons from the trees. Flowers greenish-yellow, 
pendulous, the peduncle often 3 feet in length. The specific name “ gigantea ”° appears 
misplaced when the plant is seen by the side of the enormous masses of Entada. 
Common in the Pacific Islands, and northwards through Australia to the Malay 
Archipelago and India. 
.CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS, DC., var. TURGIDA, Baker.—Everywhere in the lower part 
. of the island, scrambling over trees and shrubs. 
Most warm countries, excepting Australia. 
